The Arts
Wonderland headlines final days of summer in Victor
August 18, 2010
It’s really no wonder why Carolyn Wonderland would headline the closing concert at Music on Main, August 19. The name itself simply speaks for itself: Wonderland. ...(more)
Put a little mustard in your step as your sample Cracker
August 04, 2010
Enter “Cracker” into your favorite Web browser and the number one hit will not be for a thin, crispy wafer or a pejorative term for poor white trash. ...(more)
Band of Heathens on deck for Music on Main
July 28, 2010
Performing on stages diverse as Austin City Limits and Lollapalooza, the Band of Heathens will deliver its fair share of alternative religion for its own revival during Music on Main’s July 29 performance. ...(more)
“Songs from the Land” is a musical sense of place
July 28, 2010
Not only is the Teton Regional Land Trust’s new album release, “Songs of the Land,’ a work of musical art, it is an amazing compilation of Teton Valley’s best musical talents and voices.
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Local favorites jump start Music on Main
July 14, 2010
Teton Valley’s Calle Mambo and Jackson’s Rotating Superstructure will lift off the Music on Main summer concert series this Thursday at the Victor City Park on Main Street. ...(more)
No manic, just Panic
July 07, 2010
There was a moment when everything seemed to click perfectly early on during the second-half of Widespread Panic’s set. ...(more)
Turning up the volume for art venues in Driggs
June 30, 2010
No one walks down Main Street in Driggs and mistakes it for the Champs-Elysees in gay Paris. You don’t take a right on Ski Hill Road and wonder if you’ve somehow ended up in Milan by mistake. ...(more)
Local artist chosen to sculpt Greenbelt Art Bench
June 23, 2010
Local sculptor Tim Rein was chosen through a variety of Idaho Falls organizations to build an art bench for the Green Belt Art Bench project from a field of more than two dozen regional artists who submitted over 100 bench designs. ...(more)
Free Sunday music concerts start June 13 in Driggs
June 09, 2010
The City of Driggs and the Teton Valley Foundation will present the Driggs Outdoor Concert series Sunday evenings from 4 to 8 p.m. June 13, 20, 27 and July 11 at the Driggs City Center Plaza as well as a show July 4th from 1 to 5 p.m. ...(more)
Spud to showcase dynamic schedule
May 26, 2010
On Tuesday night, all was a little quieter than normal at the Spud Drive- In as the finishing touches were being made before this weekend’s opening. ...(more)
Local artists could find favor with music fests
May 05, 2010
If you love Bluegrass music and you’re a talented artist, chances are you could hit the mother lode next month. ...(more)
Shakespeare’s “Shrew” set for shoot out at THS
April 07, 2010
The Utah Shakespearean Festival’s Wild West production of William Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew,” will perform at Teton High School on April 14 at 7 p.m. ...(more)
Junior Miss “Through the Looking Glass”
March 31, 2010
The group might be smaller than in year’s prior, but the 2011 Junior Miss Scholarship Program is shaping up for big returns on a lot of hard work. ...(more)
Live music floods Teton Valley this week
March 10, 2010
Maybe I rocked out to the Midnight Cowboy soundtrack this week, and I get pretty amped when any song from Forrest Gump hit the airwaves. I was born in the wrong era. ...(more)
RUHA to melt the Trap
March 03, 2010
What does chicken soup and RUHA have in common? Soothing wintry souls, one offering at a time. ...(more)
The business of acting
February 03, 2010
The usual suspects are all still in the game, but the three amigos of theater are flying a slightly different flag, taking performance art into the realm of a business with the Mountain Studios. ...(more)
‘Man of La Mancha’ is about the power of story
January 27, 2010
Locked in a dungeon during the Spanish Inquisition, it’s writer Cervantes’ script that saves him and also the prisoners with him as he shares the story. ...(more)
Arts Council fosters old passion with new plan
December 30, 2009
Nonprofits in Teton Valley do not lack passion, they lack the pots of money that were there in the past. This is the reality that has motivated mergers, but it is also has resulted in the consequence of downsizing for the Teton Arts Council.
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Spud sold
November 25, 2009
When you take possession of a classic car, the last thing you want to do is start making modifications. This is the philosophy of Lenny Zaban, the new owner of the Spud Drive-In theater located south of Driggs. ...(more)
Eat, drink, and be scary creative
November 18, 2009
When you give people creative license, sometimes they’ll drive your cause ‘til the wheels fall off. ...(more)
Local suds are looking for artful renditions
September 30, 2009
A new art contest presented by the Teton Arts Council and Grand Teton Brewery will seek the creative input from local artists, no ID required. ...(more)
Batdorf looks toward final performance
September 23, 2009
Local singer, songwriter and man about the mountains, Michael Batdorf is looking toward some of his final performances this week. ...(more)
Shakespeare in the Parks storms in with The Tempest
July 15, 2009
William Shakespeare’s The Tempest will storm on stage Sunday, July 26, as the annual Montana Shakespeare in the Parks touring troupe is set to perform at Creekside Meadows Park for a one night outdoor theater experience. ...(more)
Mosaics and meshuganas
June 10, 2009
Find a warm patch of light in the living room, close your eyes and turn your face toward the sun. This is one method of inspiration for Janet Dempsey of the Teton Valley's north end, a woman who takes great joy in turning trash into treasure.
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A canvas that lets everyone leave their mark
May 20, 2009
After years in the art world, Kelly Sullivan has a lot of dirty laundry, but it's not what you think. Sullivan has scores of shirts smeared with colorful acrylic, and each of those button-downs can be paired with a landscape or a ...(more)
Ancient Japanese secret revealed
May 06, 2009
Art forms enter a different realm when they are non-functional pieces. The Japanese were down with this concept when the Raku technique of firing pottery at low temperatures was used in the late 16th century to create pieces that were ...(more)
